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Fixes #1829.

The InfoTooltip trigger was a plain <div> with no role, tabIndex, or aria-label, so the help text it carries was unreachable by keyboard and unannounced to screen readers — MUI tooltips open on focus, and there was nothing to focus.

The trigger now renders as a real <button type="button" aria-label="More information"> (unstyled, cursor: help, preserving the existing flex layout and any style prop), so focusing it opens the tooltip and assistive tech announces it.

Testing

  • New src/__testing__/InfoTooltip.test.tsx: asserts the trigger is found by role button with an accessible name and is focusable (npx jest src/__testing__/InfoTooltip.test.tsx — 2 tests pass; the Markdown title renderer is mocked because that module is ESM-only and outside this change's scope).

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  • Accessibility

    • Improved the information tooltip trigger with a keyboard-focusable button and the accessible name “More information.”
    • Preserved the existing appearance while providing clearer interaction semantics.
    • Ensured the tooltip appears when the trigger receives keyboard focus.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for the trigger’s semantic element, keyboard focusability, accessible label, and tooltip visibility after focus.

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The InfoTooltip trigger was a plain <div>, so the help text it carries
was unreachable by keyboard and unannounced to screen readers — MUI
tooltips open on focus, and there was nothing to focus. Render the
trigger as a real <button> with aria-label so focus opens the tooltip
and assistive tech announces it.

Signed-off-by: niukanen1 <57656076+niukanen1@users.noreply.github.com>
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InfoTooltip now renders its icon inside a labeled, keyboard-focusable button. Tests verify the button type, focusability, and accessible name.

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InfoTooltip accessibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Semantic tooltip trigger and tests
src/custom/CustomTooltip/infoTooltip.tsx, src/__testing__/InfoTooltip.test.tsx
The trigger uses a button with type button, the accessible name “More information,” and tooltip-specific reset styles. Tests verify the button semantics and keyboard focusability.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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The tooltip trigger is keyboard-focusable and exposes the tooltip on focus, with no identified merge-blocking risk.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: making the tooltip trigger keyboard reachable and giving it an accessible name.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed For [#1829], InfoTooltip now uses a native <button type="button" aria-label="More information"> trigger. The trigger preserves the flex layout and supplied styles. The updated tests verify the but…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within [#1829]. They modify the InfoTooltip trigger and add tests for its keyboard and accessibility behavior. No unrelated changes are shown.
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In `@src/__testing__/InfoTooltip.test.tsx`:
- Around line 17-23: Update the test around InfoTooltip and CustomTooltip to
focus the button trigger, await the resulting tooltip appearance, and assert its
visible/help text content. Make the test asynchronous and preserve the existing
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The test checked that the trigger is focusable but never focused it, so
a regression in CustomTooltip focus handling would pass. Focus the
trigger and await the rendered tooltip.

Signed-off-by: niukanen1 <57656076+niukanen1@users.noreply.github.com>
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